Weather Records on 4 November 1973

1,393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1973. Highest significance: Overland Corner, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1973

On 4 November 1973, 1,393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,370 daily.
Overland Corner set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 4 November 1973.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,393 stations

1,393 station records on 4 November 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera (Cobdogla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,393 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 471, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 168, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 4 November 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	471
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	168
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 4 November 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1973

Top 20 records on 4 November 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 1973	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1973	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1973	Bakara, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1973	Moorook, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1973	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 1973	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Wilkadene (Murtho), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Barmera (Cobdogla), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Renmark, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Lake Victoria Storage, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Stratton, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Renmark Irrigation, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Alawoona, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Dufur, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Omak 4 N, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1973	Eudunda, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1803 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1973. 1973 had 1,393 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,086
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2